str_ends_with

Checks if a string ends with a given substring

Description

bool str_ends_with(string $haystack, string $needle)

Performs a case-sensitive check indicating if haystack ends with needle.

Parameters

haystack

The string to search in.

needle

The substring to search for in the haystack.

Return Values

Returns true if haystack ends with needle, false otherwise.

Examples

Example #1 Using the empty string ''

<?php
if (str_ends_with('abc', '')) {
    echo "All strings end with the empty string";
}
?>

The above example will output:

All strings end with the empty string

Example #2 Showing case-sensitivity

<?php
$string = 'The lazy fox jumped over the fence';

if (str_ends_with($string, 'fence')) {
    echo "The string ends with 'fence'\n";
}

if (str_ends_with($string, 'Fence')) {
    echo 'The string ends with "Fence"';
} else {
    echo '"Fence" was not found because the case does not match';
}

?>

The above example will output:

The string ends with 'fence'
"Fence" was not found because the case does not match

Notes

Note: This function is binary-safe.

See Also

  • str_contains
  • str_starts_with
  • stripos
  • strrpos
  • strripos
  • strstr
  • strpbrk
  • substr
  • preg_match